Viperus

A creature of the Bronze Age Marvel cosmos, Viperus slithered onto the scene in The Incredible Hulk #251 in 1980, brought to life by the legendary creative duo of Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema during one of that series' most imaginative runs. With only a handful of catalog appearances, Viperus is a rare and intriguing figure — the kind of deep-cut character who shares the wild, mythic company of beings like Neptunus, Siren, and Woodgod, alongside the gamma-irradiated world of Doc Samson. For collectors who love unearthing the stranger corners of the Hulk's Bronze Age universe, Viperus is exactly the sort of obscure gem that makes digging through back issues so rewarding.